In this course, students will be introduced to some of the key questions of philosophy through the study of classical and contemporary thinkers. Some of the questions students might consider are: Do we have free will? What is knowledge? What is the mind? What are our moral obligations to others? Students will engage with and learn to critically assess various philosophical approaches to such questions.

The purpose of this course is to teach students how to analyze, critique, and construct arguments. The course includes an introductory survey of important logical concepts and tools needed for argument analysis. These concepts and tools will be use to examine select philosophical and scholarly texts.

This course is an introductory survey of early modern Western philosophy. Through an in-depth reading of primary source material, this course will examine the traditions of Rationalism and Empiricism that emerged during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Concepts to be discussed might include theories of knowledge and metaphysics, early modern scientific thought, and theories of the self.

This course is an introductory survey of early and classical Greek philosophy. The course will include discussion of such philosophers as the Pre-Socratics, the Sophists, Socrates, Plato and Aristotle. Topics to be discussed may include the beginnings of scientific thought, theories of the self, the concept of being, virtue ethics, happiness, and theories of justice.

An introductory survey of early and classical Greek philosophy, literature, and history. Figures: Presocratics, Socrates, Plato and Aristotle; Homer and Sophocles; Herodotus and Thucydides. Meets New Mexico General Education Curriculum Area 5: Humanities.

The development of Chinese thought from pre-Confucian times through the T'ang dynasty.

An investigation of some important philosophic debates.

An examination of the nature and possibility of knowledge. Topics include skepticism, the analysis of knowledge, and the nature and structure of epistemic justification. Prerequisite: 2210.

Problems and theories of metaphysics. Topics may include: investigation into the structure of things and their properties, identity and individuation, causation, necessity and possibility, universals, mind and body, space and time, God, truth and naturalism. Prerequisite: one course in Philosophy.

(Also offered as MATH **356) This is a first course in logical theory. Its primary goal is to study the notion of logical entailment and related concepts, such as consistency and contingency. Formal systems are developed to analyze these notions rigorously.

Inquiry concerning goodness, rightness, obligation, justice and freedom. Prerequisite: one course in Philosophy.

From Hobbes to present. Prerequisite: one course in Philosophy.

Positivism through contemporary thought.

A survey of Wittgenstein's thought and work typically including close reading of his Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus as well as portions of his later writings (1929 and after). Topics may include Wittgenstein's conception of philosophical methodology, philosophy of language, and philosophy of mind. Prerequisite: 6 credit hours Philosophy course work.

Course emphasizes investigation, evaluation, and discussion of areas of specialized knowledge or inquiry relevant to the profession or field of study. Figure varies. Prerequisite: one course in Philosophy.

Course emphasizes investigation, evaluation, and discussion of areas of specialized knowledge or inquiry relevant to the profession or field of study. Figure varies. Prerequisite: one course in Philosophy.

This course offers graduate and advanced undergraduate students exposure to contemporary literature and current professional discussion on issues in metaphysics and/or epistemology. Prerequisite: 12 credit hours Philosophy course work.

An in-depth examination of the genesis of modern aesthetics in the 18th and early 19th centuries, with a special focus on the aesthetic theory of Immanuel Kant. Prerequisite: 12 credit hours Philosophy course work.

Selected philosophical movements and their relationships to literary masterpieces. Prerequisite: one course in Philosophy.

A close reading of a leading figure in contemporary continental philosophy, typically focusing on that thinker's most influential work, such as Sartre's Being and Nothingness, Levinas's Totality and Infinity, Gadamer's Truth and Method, etc. Prerequisite: 12 credit hours Philosophy course work.

For departmental honors in philosophy. {Offered upon demand}

A faculty-supervised course culminating in a comprehensive paper or research proposal that integrates knowledge attained through coursework, research, and experience.

For departmental honors. {Offered upon demand}

A study of Nietzsche's philosophical thought. Topics may include: Nietzsche's ethical critiques; the will to power thesis; agency and free will; truth; meaning; eternal recurrence and the affirmation of life. Prerequisite: 6 credit hours Philosophy course work.

A survey of Wittgenstein's thought and work typically including close reading of his Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus as well as portions of his later writings (1929 and after). Topics may include Wittgenstein's conception of philosophical methodology, philosophy of language, and philosophy of mind. Prerequisite: 6 credit hours Philosophy course work.

Course emphasizes investigation, evaluation, and discussion of areas of specialized knowledge or inquiry relevant to the profession or field of study.

Individual research into an area proposed by the student and conducted under the direction of a faculty member.

This course offers graduate and advanced undergraduate students exposure to contemporary literature and current professional discussion on issues in metaphysics and/or epistemology. Prerequisite: 12 credit hours Philosophy course work.

A study of advanced topics in ehtics. Possible topics include: practical reason; the conncection between ethics and agency; metaethics; the nature of mormativity. Prerequisite: 12 credit hours Philosophy course work.

An in-depth examination of the genesis of modern aesthetics in the 18th and early 19th centuries, with a special focus on the aesthetic theory of Immanuel Kant. Prerequisite: 12 credit hours Philosophy course work.

A close reading of a leading figure in contemporary continental philosophy, typically focusing on that thinker's most influential work, such as Sartre's Being and Nothingness, Levinas's Totality and Infinity, Gadamer's Truth and Method, etc. Prerequisite: 12 credit hours Philosophy course work.

Faculty-supervised investigative study that results in the development and writing of a master’s thesis. Offered on a CR/NC basis only.

Individual research into an area proposed by the student and conducted under the direction of a faculty member. Offered on a CR/NC basis only.

This course is designed to give students at the intermediate to advanced level practice in reading philosophical literature in Sanskrit. The texts chosen will be those that are most relevant to the students' research interests.

Faculty-supervised investigative study that results in the development and writing of a doctoral dissertation. Offered on a CR/NC basis only.